Hi everyone!
I have a new stuff for you guys! For the second week of 'ICT in ELT' class, we have been introduced to a site called:
I have a new stuff for you guys! For the second week of 'ICT in ELT' class, we have been introduced to a site called:
What is it?
A site where we can listen to the audio or video and write the words. It is a great site for dictation practice, plus good to improve the listening skill as well.
How does it work?
A site where we can listen to the audio or video and write the words. It is a great site for dictation practice, plus good to improve the listening skill as well.
How does it work?
# Learners can select a video or audio according to their level
# The listening practice is divided into several tracks
# Learners can dictate and listen to the contents as many time as they want
# They can try to listen and dictate until they have their dictation all correct
# Teachers can encourage learners to use hint provided if they could not listen to the audio properly, for example because of the word pronunciation and different accents that have been used.
How the task can be carried out?
# The web-based lesson like this can be used in the class but I would rather say that it is more likely suitable for the outside classroom activity, such as learners do it as their self-study at home, thus fostering autonomous learning.
# If teachers need extra information for online training, this Russell Stannard's website is very worth to opt for as all the steps involved for the task are visually and clearly presented. Teacher themselves might be interested to show to the class at the beginning of the lesson before asking learners to do the actual task.
What are the learning style that have involved?
# Flemming's VAK: This site is useful especially for the auditory learners as the repetition of the words is involved
# Multiple Intelligences: Involve linguistic intelligence in which students need to listen and type the words in their target language correctly, thus enhancing their language skills.
Who are the learners?
# Secondary school students whose the age range is from 13-17 years old (in Malaysian context)
# This site is also suits all levels, even for the weakers' because through the same audio text, there are different tasks can be carried out according to the language ability levels, for example the blank mode require learners to fill in the blanks, full mode in which learners write the words in full and the quick mode for those who are at the beginners level as they only need to write the first sound of a word.
# Learners can move from one level to another and challenge themselves to complete the task.
What are the advantages?
1. Improve multiple skills
# Learners can move from one level to another and challenge themselves to complete the task.
What are the advantages?
1. Improve multiple skills
The task itself tests the learners' listening and writing skills as they need to listen to the audio or video carefully and at the same time write down the words needed. Automatic repeating also enhances listening.
2. Enrich learners' vocabulary and knowledge
Through this task, learners face a quite good exposure to language, for example, learners will get to know new vocabulary while doing the dictation as they can look up for the words they do not understand by clicking the "Dictionary Lookup" button provided, apart from taking note at the grammar and sentence structure of the text that has been chosen.
3. Support autonomous learning
Teachers can encourage learners to do this task at home, depending on the topics and levels that they favour, thus turn the exercise into an enjoyable hobby. This gives sort of freedom to learners to think about their own learning, in terms of to what extent they have improved based on the scores that they have achieved and review given.
1. Problem of access
Computer facilities always could be the factor that can prevent learners from varying their learning styles. If the school can provide the access, the parents of certain learners cannot do that as back in my country, not all family can afford to buy it especially those who lives in the remote or quite rural area.
2. Sources
Malaysian education system is based on British and Malaysian Englishes but it is noted that the sources for learning English from this site are vary, could be based on American English and from the British's as well. Therefore, sometimes certain accents and the usage of different words that refer to the same thing can confuse the students and the teachers. But I would rather say, this is also a good exposure to the use of authentic English across the world.
Further suggestions:
i) Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: A site that helps ESL learners to improve their English listening comprehension skill through practice with audio clips and self-grading quiz pages. There are three types of listening text; easy, medium and difficult.
ii) English Listening Lesson Libray Online: This site provides samples of English speakers from around the world with transcripts and interactive quizzes which are designed according the learners' language ability.
To all teachers, why not give a try because its FREE!!!
~Because English is FUN! :) ~
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